Kim Kardashian preparing to face her attackers at Paris robbery trial

Kim Kardashian connected Tuesday is acceptable to attest against the bandits who bound and gagged her successful a Paris edifice country and made disconnected with $10 cardinal worthy of her jewelry during 2016 Fashion Week successful France.

“She is committed to attending successful idiosyncratic the proceedings and to confronting those who attacked her. She volition bash truthful with dignity and courage,” her French lawyers told media successful Paris.

“We privation to springiness everyone the accidental to perceive her grounds successful her ain words truthful we won’t beryllium commenting connected the substance of what she volition say,” added Leonor Hennerick and Jonathan Mattout. 

On the witnesser basal this week astatine the Cour D’Assises successful Paris was a French detective who told the tribunal however Kardashian, 44 – who was wearing thing but a bathrobe – was bound by the feet and hands with tiny zip ties and gagged with portion astatine the exclusive “No Address” edifice successful Paris’ 8th Arrondissement.

“We recovered her precise traumatized. She was sitting connected the sofa due to the fact that she managed to escaped herself aft her attackers left,” said Michel Malecot, main of the anti-bandit brigade.

“We recovered pieces of tape, pieces of zip-ties that had been utilized to hindrance and gag the victims,” helium said referring to Kardashian and the nighttime watchman who was successful the edifice lobby. Kim was unsocial successful her country that night.

Police told a jury of six citizens and 3 magistrates however respective members successful the pack of 10 thieves – dubbed by the French property “the grandpa bandits” arsenic astir are present successful their 60s and 70s and suffering from a scope of illnesses including Alzheimer’s Disease – made disconnected connected bicycles done the streets of Paris aft the Oct. 3 heist.

Pascal Duvier – Kim’s erstwhile bodyguard who has since been fired and sued for negligence by Kardashian’s security institution for $6.1 cardinal – was besides grilled by the judge, who asked wherefore the reality-TV prima was unsocial successful her country that night. Duvier had gone retired clubbing with sister Kourtney and Kim’s assistant.

“I’m successful complaint of protecting the full family,” Duvier said.

Only a azygous point – a diamond-encrusted transverse – has been recovered from the robbery, recovered by a passerby aft 1 of the bandits dropped it fleeing the country connected his bicycle.

Kim’s $4 cardinal 18.8-carat diamond engagement ringing from Kanye West was ne'er found.

All 10 defendants are connected trial. Kim volition beryllium questioned by the justice first, past her lawyers, followed by the prosecution and yet the defence squad of teh accused thieves.

The verdict is expected connected May 23.